List of Famous People Born in Egypt

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan, across the Red Sea lies Saudi Arabia, and across the Mediterranean lie Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, although none share a land border with Egypt.

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1. Cleopatra

Female. last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt

Born on November 30, -0070

Died on August 12, -0030 (aged 40)

Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate

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2. Mohamed Salah

محمد صلاح حامد محروس غالي

Male. Egyptian association football player

First Name: Mohamed

Last Name: Salah

Born on June 15, 1992 (age 30)

Born in Egypt, Gharbia Governorate

Height: 173 cm | 5'8

Footballer, Sportsperson

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3. Tutankhamon

Male. 14th century BCE (18th dynasty) Egyptian pharaoh

Born on November 30, -1342

Died on November 30, -1324 (aged 18)

Born in Egypt, Minya Governorate

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4. Nagui

Nagui Fam

Male. French comedian and TV host, of Egyptian and Italian origins

Born on November 14, 1961 (age 60)

Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate

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5. Mohamed Atta

Male. Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 11 attacks

First Name: Mohamed

Last Name: Atta

Born on September 1, 1968

Died on September 11, 2001 (aged 33)

Born in Egypt, Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

Height: 173 cm | 5'8

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6. Omar Sharif

ميشيل ديمتري شلهوب

Male. Egyptian actor (1932-2015)

First Name: Omar

Last Name: Sharif

Born on April 10, 1932

Died on July 10, 2015 (aged 83)

Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate

Height: 180 cm | 5'11

Actor

7. Mamdouh Elssbiay

Male. Egyptian bodybuilder

First Name: Mamdouh

Last Name: Elssbiay

Born on September 16, 1984 (age 38)

Born in Egypt

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8. Dodi Fayed

Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Muna'im Al-Fayed

Male. Egyptian film producer and partner of Princess Diana

First Name: Dodi

Last Name: Fayed

Born on April 15, 1955

Died on August 31, 1997 (aged 42)

Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate

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9. Eli Cohen

Male. Israeli spy

First Name: Eli

Born on December 6, 1924

Died on May 18, 1965 (aged 40)

Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate

Spy

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10. Rudolf Hess

Rudolf Walter Richard Heß

Male. German Nazi leader

First Name: Rudolf

Last Name: Hess

Born on April 26, 1894

Died on August 17, 1987 (aged 93)

Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate

Actor

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11. Soheir el Bably

Female. Egyptian actress

First Name: Soheir

Born on February 14, 1935 (age 87)

Born in Egypt, Damietta Governorate

Actor

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12. Claude François

Claude Antoine Marie François

Male. French pop singer, songwriter and dancer

First Name: Claude

Last Name: François

Born on February 1, 1939

Died on March 11, 1978 (aged 39)

Born in Egypt, Ismailia Governorate

13. Adel Emam

عادل محمد إمام محمد

Male. Egyptian actor

First Name: Adel

Last Name: Emam

Born on May 17, 1940 (age 82)

Born in Egypt, Dakahlia Governorate

Actor

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14. Gamal Abdel Nasser

Male. second president of Egypt

First Name: Gamal

Last Name: Nasser

Born on January 15, 1918

Died on September 28, 1970 (aged 52)

Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate

15. Catherine of Alexandria

Female. Egyptian missionary, saint depicted with a wheel

First Name: Catherine

Last Name: Alexandria

Born on January 1, 0287

Died on January 1, 0305 (aged 18)

Born in Egypt, Alexandria Governorate

16. Faten Hamama

فاتن أحمد حمامة

Female. Egyptian actress and producer

First Name: Faten

Born on May 27, 1931

Died on January 17, 2015 (aged 83)

Born in Egypt, Dakahlia Governorate

Actor

17. Mohamed Morsi

Male. 5th President of Egypt

First Name: Mohamed

Last Name: Morsi

Born on August 8, 1951

Died on June 17, 2019 (aged 67)

Born in Egypt, Al Sharqia Governorate, Hihya

18. Umm Kulthum

ام كلثوم Ebrahim Elbeltagi

Female. Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress

First Name: Umm

Last Name: Kulthum

Died on February 3, 1975 (aged 5)

Born in Egypt, Dakahlia Governorate

19. Amr Diab

عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب

Male. Egyptian singer

First Name: Amr

Last Name: Diab

Born on October 11, 1961 (age 60)

Born in Egypt, Port Said Governorate

Actor

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20. Mohamed Ramadan

محمد رمضان محمود حجازي

Male. Egyptian actor

First Name: Mohamed

Last Name: Ramadan

Born on May 23, 1988 (age 34)

Born in Egypt

Actor

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